Sony HVR-HD1000U User Manual page 3

HDV - the Accessible HD Recording Format
HD can be Recorded on DigitalMaster
professional tape as well as consumer MiniDV.
Video and television technology, as well as viewer
preferences, are moving from standard definition
(SD) to high definition (HD) - just like black and white television
moved to color in the past.
HD has almost twice the number of scanning lines available than
SD. This means you can see much sharper detail and finer image
quality when your work is viewed on a HD display monitor.
The HVR-HD1000U adopts the HDV format for HD recording.
The HDV format allows you to shoot approximate 63 minutes of HD
video on a miniDV cassette tape*
There are two standards of HDV format. One is HDV720p and the
other is HDV1080i, which has 1,080 scanning lines and is used by
most broadcasters already using HD. Sony has adopted the
HDV1080i standard for all its HDV products. *
1,080
lines
Picture Quality
HDV Recording
*1 When the PHDVM-63DM DigitalMaster TM mini cassette tape is used. The PHDVM-63DM is
Sony's recommended tape for HDV recording. The recording data rate of HDV 1080i format
is almost the same as that of DV format.
*2 This brochure refers to the HDV1080i specification as the HDV format.
Full Compatibility with your Current DV System
The HVR-HD1000U offers benefits for SD productions, as well as HD.
It is easy to use HDV recordings for your current DV editing work. The
HVR-HD1000U has a down-conversion feature that outputs
converted DV signals through the i.LINK connector*
High-quality Imaging System
1/2.9-inch ClearVid CMOS Sensor
The next generation of Sony imaging sensor, the ClearVid CMOS
Sensor used in the HVR-HD1000U camcorder, is quite unique and dif-
ferent from current CMOS technology.
The ClearVid CMOS Sensor uses a unique pixel layout rotated
45 degrees to provide high resolution and high sensitivity. This pixel
layout technology is also used in higher end professional camcorders.
The ClearVid CMOS Sensor, coupled with an Enhanced Imaging
Processor TM (EIP), generates stunning images. Moreover, thanks to the
CMOS technology, bright objects do not cause vertical smear.
ClearVid CMOS Sensor
Vertical smear
ClearVid CMOS Sensor
1 .
2
HD (16:9)
SD (4:3)
480
lines
DV Recording
3 to your current
TM
• Larger pixel size
• Unique 45˚ angle
pixel layout
CCD
DV non-linear editing system, while retaining
an HD master on the tape for future use.
Furthermore, the HVR-HD1000U offers a DV
recording mode (4:3 or 16:9* 4 ), which can
provide a recording time of approximately 120 minutes in LP mode.*
HD Recording (16:9)
Down
conversion
i.LINK /
Analog output
*3 i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394
connector. Not all products with an i.LINK connector will necessarily communicate with each
other. For information on compatibility, operating conditions, and proper connection, please
refer to the documentation supplied with any device with an i.LINK connector. For information
on devices that include an i.LINK connection, please contact your nearest Sony office.
*4 Squeezed recording.
*5 When a DVM80PRL standard miniDV cassette tape is used. If you record in LP mode,
pictures may appear mosaic-like or sound may be interrupted when you play back the tape on
other camcorders or VCRs.
*6 Letter box mode is not available from the i.LINK connector.
HVR-DR60 Brings HDV to IT Workflows
The optional external HVR-DR60 Hard Disk
Recording Unit gives you a hybrid
operation, where video and audio are
recorded simultaneously to hard disk drive
(HDD) and tape. The HDV or DV images are
recorded as movie files in the HDD for quick
nonlinear editing, enabling the
operator to archive the source tape as
soon as the shoot is finished.
Optical 10x zoom by
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonner T
*
The HVR-HD1000U camcorder can adapt to a wide
range of shooting situations and features a
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonner T lens with 10x optical zoom,
*
as featured on higher end professional HDV camcorders.
The T * lens coating suppresses unwanted
reflections and faithfully reproduces colors for
professional-looking results.
Super SteadyShot ® (Optical) Image Stabilizer
The Super SteadyShot (Optical) feature of the HVR-HD1000U is an
image stabilizer using an active optical lens method that functions
without any deterioration
in image quality. The
lens itself shifts vertically
and horizontally to
compensate for the
polarized light axis in
real time.
HDV1080i
DV
DV (LP)
5
SD Editing / Monitoring (4:3)
Squeeze
Letter Box* 6
Edge Crop
HVR-DR60
(Hard Disk Recording Unit)
TM lens
with T * coating
without T * coating
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